Name: Michael Panagako
Title: Senior Strategist, Real Estate
Company: KHJ Brand Activation
Location: Boston, Mass.
Place of birth: Newton, Mass.
Family: Single
College: Lehigh University
First job outside of real estate: Shelf stocker at Wellesley Roche Brothers
First job in current field: Marketing specialist, Meredith & Grew
What your firm does now and its plans for the future: Full service marketing and branding firm with specialty practices in real estate, finance, health care and technology.
Hobbies: Skiing, biking and most outdoor stuff
Favorite book: "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
Favorite movie: "Groundhog Day"
Person you most admire (outside of family): Former Governor Bill Weld
Keys to success: Always work hard, always be honest.
If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be? Ski patrol at Jay Peak
Wallingford, CT O,R&L Commercial has completed the $3.8 million sale of a mixed-use investment property located at 33-39 North Main St. and 24-25 Wallace Ave. in the town center.
This may seem self-serving, and I’ll be the first to admit it. But unlike some of the artificial intelligence tools now reshaping our industry, I am fully aware of my own bias. So, hear me out. The rise of AI in commercial real estate is not a distant threat or a speculative headline.
Now what? As the year comes to a close, the state of retail is always in the news. The answers vary greatly depending on who in the various related industries you ask, each offering a unique lens on the challenges and opportunities ahead.